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The Pig Comes To Dinner (2009)

by Joseph Caldwell(Favorite Author)

3.37 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

188328533X (ISBN13: 9781883285333)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Delphinium Books

series

Pig Trilogy

review 1: This is the second book in a trilogy.This book was a little wordy for what it was trying to achieve. Nonetheless, it was entertaining. We find out how the feud began between Kitty and Kieran (who are now newlyweds) and we find out what happened to the pig (comical and sad all at once). I really liked the device of the two ghosts haunting the castle and why they were there. The fantastical imagery and the overbearing history seem very Irish to me. I'm on hold for part III!
review 2: The Pig Comes to Dinner is the delightful sequel to The Pig Did It, Joseph Caldwell's hilarious farce about love, Ireland and pigs.The story begins a short time after the first book's dramatic climax. Kitty and Kieran have married and moved into Castle Kissane, an ancient structure (... moresomething between a fortress and a barn) with a horrifying past. While the turret might seem a perfect place for Kitty to write her "corrections" of famous novels (in which the original writers have somehow gotten their plots wrong), she soon discovers that her new home is haunted. As if ghosts weren't enough to disturb her concentration, the castle is due to blow itself up--at any moment.While The Pig Comes to Dinner features an engaging cast of characters, it is not quite as funny as The Pig Did It. For all her quirkiness, Kitty is not a strong enough central character to hold the plot together. Aaron, the lovelorn writer (now turned swineherd), was sorely missed in this book, not only for his truly over-the-top self pity, but for the contrast that his uniquely American perspective provided in The Pig Did It. In spite of its flaws, this is a book well worth reading. Caldwell is a gifted writer, and his dry, ironic wit is without compare. I look forward to reading the last book in the trilogy. less

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